SUBMIT YOUR WINDSOR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION HERE
CRUK SCOTLAND INSTITUTE APPLICATION OPENING SOON
As part of Cancer Research UK’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Research, they have developed this programme in consultation with the research community and in close collaboration with expert partners, Black in Cancer and the Windsor Fellowship.
This programme provides a unique opportunity for students from Black heritage backgrounds to pursue a 4-year fully-funded PhD in cancer research. Those students will benefit from being part of our CRUK Scotland Institute programme and from a comprehensive programme of mentoring, career support, leadership training and networking led by the Windsor Fellowship and Black in Cancer. By helping candidates from Black heritage backgrounds build their career in cancer research-related fields, this exciting programme is designed to make an immediate and tangible impact on the diversity of the research workforce.
Starting in October 2025, we will fund up to three 4-year fully-funded studentships covering:
Our programme is aimed at students from Black heritage backgrounds pursuing a PhD in cancer-related fields.
This scheme is open to people who self-identify as being from a Black heritage background, including a mixed background, for example: Black African, Black Caribbean, Black Other, Mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black backgrounds).
You must also meet the general entry requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Glasgow:
The Windsor Fellowship is running 2 insight sessions this year:
The sessions are an opportunity for candidates interested in the PhD programme to find out more information and ask questions to our panel from the training centres, Cancer Research and Black in Cancer. You can learn about the programme and the insight sessions here.
Submit a formal application to the Windsor Fellowship, who will confirm with us that you are eligible for the programme
Applications will open soon. Using the links, please submit your formal application for a place on the studentship programme at the CRUK Scotland Institute
Please remember that you will also have to complete stage 2 in addition.
If you are shortlisted, you’ll be invited to attend an interview in January/February 2025